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BELL v. STATE

No. 352, September Term, 1978.

41 Md. App. 89 (1979)

395 A.2d 1200

MARIE LANIER BELL v. STATE OF MARYLAND.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

Decided January 10, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth V. Heland, with whom were Richardson, Anderson & Heland on the brief, for appellant.

Alexander L. Cummings, Assistant Attorney General, with whom were Francis B. Burch, Attorney General, Richard D. Warren, State's Attorney for Wicomico County. and H. Michael Hickson, Assistant State's Attorney for Wicomico County, on the brief, for appellee.

The cause was argued before MOYLAN, LOWE and COUCH, JJ.

LOWE, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

- the law -

"`Tis funny about th' constitution," said Mr. Dooley on the Choice of Law, "[i]t reads plain, but no wan can undherstant it without an interpretation." And what could be plainer than the simple elliptical phrase in the fifth amendment of our Constitution:

"No person shall ... be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of...

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